Devils Tower is a laccolithic butte of igneous rock in the Bear Lodge Ranger District of the Black Hills, near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, rising above the Belle Fourche River. It stands 1,267 feet above the river, 867 feet from summit to base, with its summit reaching 5,112 feet above sea level.
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Devils Tower is in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming, United States.
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Devils Tower is a laccolithic butte of igneous rock, formed when magma intruded existing sedimentary layers.
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elevation_ft = 5112
On Continent: North America, Lead section
in the Bear Lodge Ranger District of the Black Hills, near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming.
Associated With: United States, Lead section
in the Bear Lodge Ranger District of the Black Hills, near Hulett and Sundance in Crook County, northeastern Wyoming.
Shaped By: Magmatism, Geology section
Magma rose through the crust, intruding into the existing sedimentary rock layers.
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